Removable bottle-valve.



F. SIMPSON.

REMOVABLE BOTTLE.VALVE.

APPLICATION man DEC.2I. l9l3.

Patented May 2, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOunAPH 50., WASHlNClTON, D. C.

FRANK SIMPSON, OF LA J'OLLA, CALIFORNIA.

REMOVABLE BOTTLE-VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May a, rare.

Application filed December 27, 1913. Serial No. 809,065.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK citizen of the United States, residing at La Jolla, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Removable Bottle-Valves; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in bottle valves more particularlyto, a valve arranged to close the mouth ofa bottle, jug or likereceptacle that will permit the regulation of the flow of liquid fromthe receptacle and to prevent splashing and the gurgling incident to theemptying of the receptacle. v

An important object of the invention is toprovide a device such as abovedescribed that is removably fitted within the neck of a bottle or likereceptacle and arranged to close the bottle neck and to permit a fulleven flow of the liquid incident to the emptying of the bottle,theamount of which may be regulated as desired this being particularlydesirable in measuring doses of medicine to prevent the waste thereof inpouring the medicine into a spoon or small glass.

Another object of importance is to provide a device such as abovedescribed which Will permit the entrance of air to the receptacle toprovide a ready flow of the contents thereof through a discharge tubeforming a part of the invention, said air be ing filtered through achamber having a filtering medium therein and connected with an airintake tube so that contamination of the contents of the bottle isprevented.

The invention further aims to improve devices of the above mentionedcharacter so as to render them more practical, durable, cheap tomanufacture and more commercially desirable. r

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the followingspecification and then more particularly pointed out in the claim whichis appended hereto and forms a part of this application.

SIMPSON, a

With reference to the drawings, wherein I have illustrated the preferredembodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughoutthe several views of which, similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts: Figure 1 is a veron line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing thedischarge tube and filtering chamber formed upon the upper end thereof,and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken through the filteringchamber and showing a portion of the air inlet tube attached thereto.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate corresponding parts, thenumeral 1 designates as an entirety a bottle having the usual restricted and elongated neck.

The bottle valve of my improved con struction is adapted to be mountedWithin the neck of the bottle 1 and consists of a cylindrical tube 2upon which is mounted a suitable closure collar 3 formed of cork, rubberor some other suitable material. This closure collar 3 is adapted to fitclosely Within the neck of the bottle and to serve as a closuretherefor. The cylindrical tube 2 is mounted so that its ends extendbeyond the ends of the closure collar 8. Mounted upon the upper end ofthe cylindrical tube 2 is a valve designated 4 as an entirety of theturn plug type that is provided with the usual cylindrical casing 5,turn plug 6 and handle portion 7. A short section of cylindrical tube 8is connected with the valve 4 in any suitable manner upon the upper sidethereof so that the valve is interposed between the ends of the tubes 2and 8 whereby the valve opening in the valve 6 is adapted to registerwith the opening in the tubes 2 and 8 to permit the discharge of thecontents of the bottle or like receptacle. The valve casing 5 isprovided with openings in the opposed sides thereof and the sections ofthe tubes are secured Within and extend upwardly and downwardly from thecasing. The tube 2 is mounted to one side of the center of the closurecollar 3 and the valve 4 as'well, for

a purpose which will be later more fully;

described.

Mounted longitudinally of the closure collar 3 and extendingtherethrough is a small cylindrical tube or pipe 9 that'is connected atits upper terminal at a point slightly spaced from the upper face of theclosure collar 3 with the valve casing 5 and at its other terminalextends for a considerable distance within the body of the bottle andterminates in a' plurality of vertically disposed coils whiclract toprevent water getting into the tube 9 to prevent the inlet of the airtherethrough. This'tube- 9 later referred to as the air inlet tube, isextended downwardly below-the inner end of the tube 2 to permit thewater to flow more readily through the tube 2 and preventtheliquid fromgaining entrance to the tube 9.

Formed integral with the tube 8 upon one side thereof and-at apointintermediate the ends thereof-is acylindrical pocket 10 having a smallopening 11 at its upper end adjacent one side thereof and acentralopening 11 in the bottom thereof that is provided with adownwardlyextendingannular flange 12. The opening 11 and flange 12 are adapted toreceive the'up'per or outer end of asmallsection'of piping 13 similar insize to the tube or pipe 9 and that is connected at its inner or lowerterminal with the valve casing 5 in opposed relation to the connectionof the tube 9 with the casing 5. a

It will thus be seen that the valve or turn plug 6 is provided withspaced parallel ports adapted for registration respectively with theends of the tubes 2 and 8 andpip es 13 and 9 to permit the respectiveair intake and liquid discharge from the tubes and pipes. The opening 11in the cylindrical pocket 10 is adapted to permit the placing of'asuitable quantity of filteringmedium 14:

within the pocket. The filtering medium 14: may be of any suitablekindsuch as medicated cotton, gauze or the like. It' is preferable tohave the filtering medium medicated so that the air admitted tothereceptacle is purified'thus preventing contamination of the liquidcontents ofithe receptacle. By disposing the tube 2 to one side of'thecenter of the closure collar 3 and connecting I it to one side of thecenter of the closure collar 3 and connecting it to oneside' of thecenter of the valve 4 the proper positioning ofthe air inlet pipe 9 andconnection thereof' with the valve 4 is provided as will be clearly seenby reference toFig. 2 in the drawings thus providing a compactstructure.

In operation, assuming that the closure collar 3 with the tube 2 andpipe9 and cooperating parts mountedtherein' is mounted Within the neckof a bottle, the valve is turned to permit the entrance of air throughthe opening 11 in the pocket 10 andisubsequently into the bottle 1through the pipe or tube 9 and to permit the discharge of the'contentsof the bottle through the tubes 2' and 8.- The bottle or receptacle isthen tilted so that the contents thereof will readily flow through thetubes 2 and 8 and the air being admitted as above described providesforthe'ready How of the liquid from the bottle and being filtered,contamination of thecontents of the bottle is prevented.

It is desirable to emphasize the fact that the prevention ofcontamination is most desirable in rooms where persons are afiiictedwith contagious disease and it willb'e readily seen that amedicinereceptacle provided witha device such ashereinbefore described willpermit the ready discharging of the contents of the bottle and preventcontamination'thereof'by filtering the air admitted to the bottle'ashereinbefore described;

The coils- 10 at the inner terminal of-the pipe 9 prevent the liquidgainingaccess'to the pipe 9 to any great extent andinterfering'withthe-inlet-of air'to the bottle.

The filtering chamber 10 in being formed integral withthe upper endofthe tube 8 and connected with the upper end of! the tube 9 forms arigid and compact valve structure that is not liable to derangement.

In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of my invention,illustrated inthe drawings and referred to in the above description, asthe preferred embodiment, is the mostefiicient and practical; yetrealizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my devicewill necessarily vary, I- desire to emphasize the fact that variousminor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of theadvantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is A removablebottlevalve including a stopper adapted to be arranged in the neck of abottleor analogous receptacles, a valve casing extending horizontally acrossthe-outer end of the stopper, a discharge tube passing through thestopper and communicating at its outer end with the valve casing, an airinlet tube also passing through the stopper and communicating with thevalve casing at a point spaced from the discharge tube, said air inlettube being extended beyond the inner ends of the discharge tube andhaving a terminal laterally disposed coil. located within the projectionof the stoppers periphery so as to be removed with the same, a nozzlesection located above and communicating with the valve casing at a pointdiametrically opposite the discharge tube,

a vertical filter casing mounted upon the and the passage of air throughthe air in- 13 valve casing and communicating with the let tube and thefilter casing.

same at a point spaced from the nozzle sec- In testimony whereof I afixmy si'gnation, said filter casing being adapted to con ture in presenceof two witnesses.

tain a sterilizing medium and havlng an air FRANK SIMPSON inletaperture, and a valve plug operating in the valve casing and havingspaced ports Witnesses: for controlling the passage of liquid throughur. P. PEcK,

the discharge tube and the nozzle section Jos. J KEITH.

@epiea of this: patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the "tl'mmmtlener et mtentt Wethtnmen, D. G.

